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05 July 2014

First Makeup Experiences

Oh boy! I was trying to empty the memory card i found inside one of my old cameras and i found these "selfies" of mine from 2009! I was around 13-14 in those photos and my style was very different from my current style. I cringe at those times now as most people do with their former selves.
   During those times, i used to go into my room, get my mothers makeup bag and my one black eyeliner and try putting makeup on myself.



    Not gonna lie, aside from the cringe-worthy pose i have to say my makeup doesn't look that bad here. I'm pretty impressed with my 13 year old self. I used to use my mothers Clinique Superbalanced Makeup Foundation and it was total SHIT for me... I couldn't have it on my skin for more than 15 minutes. After that i wanted to peel off my skin it irritated me that much. Though apparently it made my skin look really good. I don't think i had any blusher on my cheeks my cheeks are naturally very rosy so i just used to not put foundation over my cheeks and that was it. I am so impressed with my old eyeliner skills! Holy shit! I did that with a pencil and even now i can't do the flick that precise. Wow.
The lipstick in this photo was my first lipstick ever! It was a tester from Lancome L'absolu Rouge. For a tester its size was pretty great and i'm sure i still have it somewhere in one of my old bags. I'm tempted to find it because i really really love the color in this photo! 


The first thing that catches my attention in this photo is my uneven eyes! It looks like I'm squinting my left eye... 
This is what i did when i went out to the mall with my friends. (I don't think i ever wore that hat outside..) I'd put on the tiniest amount of mascara or put eyeliner in my water line and slap on my lipgloss from Claire's and i would feel so much older it's quite funny now. 

Have a great day,
MissAnnaSparks

01 July 2014

PRIDE 2014

Happy Pride everyone!

as most of you know this month is mostly known for its pride parades all around the world. For those of you who don't know Pride Parades are walks/parades that celebrate the LGBT community and shine light to legal rights such as same sex marriage.  I know i'm writing a blog here but i must admit i'm not the best at describing things so here's the wikipedia page if you want to know more about it.

I live in Istanbul. I didn't know about this but apparently we have been doing the Pride Parade since 2003! We are also the only muslim country to do this. I was pretty proud when i found out about this. Gay marriage is not legalized in Turkey yet, but majority of the society is pretty open about the LGBT community. I'm hoping there will be more to come on this subject in the future.

Basically me and my friend went to this years parade on sunday. I wanted to go for a couple of years and it was definitely a sight to see! The atmosphere was magical, it felt like such a homey environment and everyone came together not to protest but celebrate. The parade was held in Taksim, Istiklal Avenue to be more specific. There were thousands of people; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, straight! Everyone was there to have fun, show their support and raise their voice. I can't stress this enough; It was one of the most incredible sights you could ever see! I took some photos from the event, I hope these can at least slightly give you an idea of how it was...













MissAnnaSparks
 
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